Reddit version 2026.35.1, but it’s not relevant as it’s the browser.

I’m reporting this bug since it’s been ruining Reddit for a few months, Reddit is basically unusable. When I use Chrome on iOS, this is exactly what happens:

Googling stuff -> click Reddit link -> scroll a couple times -> pop up that cannot be exited. I cannot scroll or read anymore. My SOLE option to click “Get the Reddit app”. It hijacks my browser and about 75% of the time I can’t even backspace or swap tabs during this pop up. The pop-up takes away the browser controls menu.

I have two options once it pops up, which is EVERY time I access Reddit on chrome. The first is to force close chrome, then reopen it and backspace or exit the tab before the pop up takes over again. The second is tapping the button to get Reddit -> it opens the App Store —> then open reddit from there. And guess what? Then it dumps me on the front page. Bye-bye, whatever I was reading. If I go back to chrome without fully closing and reopening it I can’t even scroll up to the post title to search it up in the app because the browser is still hijacked by the pop-up.

If you’re gonna 100% FORCE me to use the app, can you at least send me to the post I was on? And while you’re at it, stop sending me through the App Store? Every single other app with a browser presence figured out how to open directly to the app and bake in the specific page I was on… over a decade ago.

The only way to use Reddit in chrome on mobile (which I prefer to the app) is to click the 3 dots and request desktop site, before the pop-up. This makes everything else unbearable to navigate and only works for one post. As soon as I change pages it continues to pop up, making me force close chrome over and over again.

This is obviously terrible UX. I’ve been using ChatGPT to just search Reddit and quote stuff to me because it’s such a terrible experience now. I miss reading people’s anecdotes, knowledge, etc.

“Well, just use the app from the start”
I like to see stuff from multiple sites when reading about topics. Reddit WAS one of those but until this is fixed I’m done. I search stuff to get ideas from everywhere and then I click Reddit, start reading a good comment and get browser-jacked and sent through a janky broken pipeline to a homepage.

The app is so scuffed on iOS that I’m writing this in my notes to copy and paste into the unnavigable in-app text field. Isn’t Reddit python based? Not only should this be easy to fix, but basically something you can bake in cleanly via libraries.

I can’t help but feel like this is intentional design to get people using the app. Since the ads are in both the app and browser, why FORCE users into the app? Maybe it is a bug, which is why I’m suggesting this. After all, if you want me in the app so badly, why doesn’t it just open when I agree to be coerced?

Or maybe they just want to collect and sell data or to get users suckling at the teat of the search summary ai that nobody asked for. I can use ChatGPT to summarize people’s stuff from Reddit, and that avoids me seeing any ads and getting yanked around. I will miss reading people’s full comments and the threads, but I don’t like the app and chrome is unusable.

For about two weeks now.

Only random popular subreddits are showing up. I am in the "for you" filter and not "popular".

Samsung phone. I tried deleting/reinstalling the app. I am definitely logged into my account. When I try to access subreddits from my subreddit menu, it just says "uh oh, something went wrong... try again"

Reddit works perfectly in the browser and I am not having these issues there.

"for you" and "followed" button can hardly be seen on tab. Both directions! One UI 5.1.1

Was this an issue before the latest update or is it the Mandela effect? Never had a problem to click on the link for the user {green} on a picture because it's squeezed under the community link {red} . Even on a tablet it's too tiny.

And I think the community link is unnecessary because ist above the pic in the feed {blue}

Opinions?

Steps to reproduce ->

Open Auth Page ->
1 - Write wrong password and Log In ->
2 - Now after error is thrown, click on Eye Icon to see the Password.

Environment & Device Information

• Platform: Desktop Web (Reddit New) & API (OAuth Script)
• OS: Windows 11
• Browser: Chrome (Latest version, also reproduced in Incognito mode)
• Affected Account(s): u/sub_doesnt_exist_bot (and companion bot u/same_post_bot)

Description

My account u/sub_doesnt_exist_bot is stuck in an inconsistent/corrupted account state across the web UI, public profile, and OAuth API endpoints:

1. Web UI Error Banner: Every time I log into this account on desktop web, a persistent red banner appears across the top: "We had a server error..." (screenshot attached).
2. Account Suspension & Password Reset Loop: I repeatedly get prompted that the account is suspended and to reset the password. I reset it successfully, but the following day, the system locks it again and requires another password reset.
3. Desynced Ban State: When viewing https://www.reddit.com/user/sub_doesnt_exist_bot/ publicly / logged out, the page says "This account has been banned". However, I am still able to log in with valid credentials, navigate the site, and post/comment.
4. OAuth / API Failure (invalid_grant): Attempting to authenticate the account via standard script OAuth (PRAW) fails immediately with invalid_grant even right after resetting the password.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Log in to u/sub_doesnt_exist_bot on Reddit Web (reddit.com).
   • Result: Red banner "We had a server error..." immediately appears.
2. Open an Incognito / logged-out tab and visit https://www.reddit.com/user/sub_doesnt_exist_bot/.
   • Result: Displays "This account has been banned".
3. Attempt to authenticate the bot account via standard OAuth password grant (PRAW API).
   • Result: Fails with invalid_grant.
4. Check account status / password prompt.
   • Result: Prompted into a recurring loop to reset password due to suspension.

Expected Behavior

• If the account is in good standing:
  • No "We had a server error" banners on web login.
  • Public profile should load properly without a "banned" screen.
  • OAuth password grant authentication should succeed with valid credentials.
  • No repeated password reset triggers.
• If the account was actioned/banned:
  • The account state should be consistent across all endpoints, and login/posting permissions should reflect the status with clear moderation notices.

Actual Behavior

The account is stuck in an inconsistent backend state where it is partially treated as banned/suspended (public 404/ban screen, OAuth blocked, recurring password reset flags) while still partially active in the web session (able to log in, but throws "We had a server error...").

Reddit search on iPhone locks up the Reddit App. I've updated to the latest version of Reddit on my iPhone. I've even un-installed uninstalled Reddit and reinstalled it. Since the last version of Reddit and for weeks now, 9 out of 10 times when I click the Search bar or the magnifying glass, Search opens partially but locks up Reddit. I can't click on anything else and I have to force close the Reddit App. Everything else seems to work. This happens like 9/10 times and I usually just give updoing a search in Reddit. Instead I do a Reddit search in Google and get some results within Reddit.

And then apparently my account appeared as if deleted even though I know I'm in good standing with high CQS and am currently not shadow banned. Is anyone else getting this or just me?

Hi,

I'm having a weird problem with Reddit specifically in Safari (both OS X and iPadOS). This bug has only started happening at some point in the last 48 hours.

If I open a page/thread/any link in a new background tab it won't load. Even when I go to the tab itself and hit refresh it won't load. Copy and pasting the address in the same tab won't load. I have to copy and paste the address in a new tab and watch it load (keep that tab the active tab) for it to work. If I navigate to the thread in the current window without it being in a new tab it does load but incredibly slowly.

I've tried clearing internet files/cache, restarting, relaxing privacy settings, updating DNS settings, basically everything to ensure this is a Safari+Reddit issue. Chrome does not have this issue.

Hoping this is a bug that is easily fixable.

I keep choosing the 'show fewer posts' option for r/meowi and a pop up comes saying it "won't be recommended any more" but there it is again. normally when i choose 'show fewer posts' reddit stops showing me them but in this case meowi appears as every fourth post even after refreshing. anyone else had this problem? i really want my feed back to normal rather than getting spammed like this.

Half my front page is dominated by "Because you've shown interest in this community".

Okay maybe less than half but I never signed up for this feature. and it's all over my front page.

My main account was restored after a ban mistake, but it still seems to be restricted; I can't post or do anything.

Download and burger tool disappearance issues Android system The version name is too long, causing the system to block the hamburger tool (three dots).

Also, the download button in the bottom right corner often disappears, even when scrolling down to the bottom, it doesn't reappear. I'm not sure if this is a bug or a setting issue.

Hardware：RealmeXT

System：Android11

when you share outside of reddit the achievements counter is not working i am on the Latest update version 2026.35.0 i have attached screenshots,

I tried googling but I can’t seem to find an answer.

Whenever I use the home page of the mobile site while my phone is charging, my phone overheats and the charging slows dramatically. This only happens when it’s charging and it’s the only site this happens with. It doesn’t happen with the app either. It cools if I click on a post. I have no extensions though I feel that would affect more than just reddit.com and would be an issue when my phone isn’t plugged in.

Restarting did nothing. Updating did nothing. Clearing cache did nothing. I have no browser extensions. I’m signed into my account on the site.

Is the mobile homepage site just so bad now that just charging your phone is too much for it?

My saved posts aren't transferring over between my browser and ios. There's posts that I can't unsave or remove from my ios app and there's posts that I have saved but don't show up on my browser or vice versa.

Defaulting to recommended posts despite having turned this off

No one wants this, no one asked for this. This is surely a bug because the developers cannot be this blind.

Idk how do i explain it but this is what it shows here on Android app.

And on desktop it shows random subs that i have not even joined and in following section i am seeing nothing just blank same screen as mobile app